Victor Stuart Griffiths Memorial Plaque and envelope

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c. 1920

Overview

Memorial plaque with the original envelope in which it was issued to the next-of-kin of Victor Stuart Griffiths.
It is circular, made from cast bronze and bears an image of “Britannia” holding a laurel wreath and a trident, with a lion at her feet.
A much smaller lion is below the bigger one, biting the German Imperial eagle.
There is a dolphin on each side of 'Britannia' representing Britain's sea power.
On the right, within a rectangular border, is the name of the person commemorated.
The reverse of the plaque has no markings of inscriptions.

The envelope is made from thick brown cardboard and has four triangular flaps on one side which open to reveal the plaque.
The underside is plain but shows signs of rubbing from where the plaque has been.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00183

Item type

Collectibles

Envelopes

Plaques

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Bronze

Cardboard

Width

110 mm

Height or length

110 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Around edge of plaque -
"HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR"
Between lion's back foot and tail -
a number that is difficult to determine.
On right hand side of plaque within a box, the cast name -
"VICTOR STUART
GRIFFITHS"

Keywords

Place made

United Kingdom

Year

c. 1920

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance